Here’s a good way to get noticed as an animator…

Animate someone else’s properties. Or as Cartman would say, “proper-TAYs”. But for real. I’ve told this to some students in the past. Known entities are a good place to start your portfolio . Whether as an animator or just web development freelancer.  Take a look at what James Curran did below. He made an unofficial [...]

Two people in two days asked me to help them find animators sooo….

Two people in two days asked me to help them find animators, so if your speciality is Flash animation, feel free to leave a quick shout-out about yourself in the comments section. Just your name and where either one of these companies can find your work. Back soon with a new lesson!

Illustrators wanted for various projects

A couple of hirers (or is it hirees?) emailed me over the weekend about jobs that they need illustrators for. And since my pimp hand for artists isn’t that strong these days, I’ll just let them know who you are via this article. So if you want to have your work looked at, leave a [...]

Kripes, do I REALLY have to make a mobile CartoonSmart now?

So it looks like I’ll slowly undertake the annoying task of cloning CartoonSmart and all its easy-to-layout-and-publish-Flash-files, and converting them to mobile friendly pages. Which is something I should have probably done a year or more ago, but with the iPad releasing soon, I would at least like to see SOME version of my site [...]

Here’s a new freelance term I learned today…

(drumroll)…Scope Creep! And it just became my favorite freelancer lingo of all time. Did I hear someone just say “Scope Creep: The iPhone Game” ? Anyway, below is a clipping from the full article at FreelanceSwitch.com , a site of seemingly unlimited info for the freelance enthusiast. Top right of the site has your usual [...]

Does anyone want to hear me on the phone?

…Cuz if so, you don’t even have to call and hang up anymore,  The other night I did an hour long phone interview with Chris Corinthian at his JUST launched site CoolPhotoshopVideos.com . Chris is a great guy and just started this membership site for Photoshop tutorials, interviews (like the one I did) and more. [...]

Is anyone out there a REALLY good fantasy illustrator and want some free exposure?

I have an upcoming tutorial planned that REALLY requires some excellent fantasy-style artwork, think Dungeons and Dragon’s or World of Warcraft. I’ll post some reference below, but I’m looking for… Realistic, so not cartoonish, or manga-y Already in color, no pencil sketches Doesn’t have copywritten characters (unless they are your own and you don’t mind [...]

Freelance request: Supercar-related job posting on the forum. Sounds fun!

Click here for details on what sounds like a really cool freelance Flash project. Here’s some details… A visually pleasing, interactive application allowing users to completely customize an exotic supercar with various body styles, accessories, and colors. A base model supercar with several customizable parts. (rims, wheels, doors, decals, front-ends, rear-ends, windows, brake calipers, mirrors, [...]

The Battlestar Galactica (Orchestra) Web Design Contest!

Before getting into details here, lemme just post a picture of Homer calling some nerd out for what he is, a nerd…. And that nerd is me for revealing the following… I’m a huge Battlestar Galactica fan. I’m also a huge Bear McCreary fan (the show’s composer) which means I have to fess up to [...]

Another Flash job, this time fulltime!

This is a choice job company to work for too, GoMedia, they create all those awesome vector packs and are definitely a growing company.  One of the owners tells me they need a Flash guy. Sounds like the position could be for anything Flash related too. Web design, gaming, who knows. You can ask. The position [...]